Digital BW, The Print

Hi Clayton,

I played around with BO on Ultrasmooth/PremierArt.  I had no contrast 
problems, perhaps because of my workflow.  I have been using ImagePrint and work in 
Photoshop CS as Untagged Gray.  Before printing in IP, I assign Gray Gamma 2.2. 
 I did the same in BO and found them to match my IP prints exactly.  Since 
Gray Gamma 2.2 adds more contast to the image, I imagine that this is similar to 
your adjustment curve approach.

I used the Epson ink for my experiments.  (Have not ordered Eboni Black yet.) 
 

Why do you recommend MIS Eboni?

Can your BO approach be used on glossy papers also?  There seems to be a 
difference of opinions on that issue.  If so, which black do you recommend?

I am planning on the Epson 4000 and would assume BO would even be better on 
that model.  It would be nice not to incur the extra cost for the IP upgrade.

So far, I am finding BO terrific.  Thanks for your hard work.

Helene


>Anybody using BO printing on the 2200 with Eboni Black on 
>Ultrasmooth paper?
>How do the results on Ultrasmooth compare with other papers 
>you have used?

I have tried it with the Premier Art Hot Press which (I think) Paul
Roark says is the same as Ultrasmooth.  It's very nice paper, but I
found it to have less contrast than the EEM and PhotoRag papers which
have been my standards for a long time.  I needed to apply an
adjustment curve to the image to make it match the print on the other
papers.


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